Geneva '13: We want to bring this Peugeot 208 T16 home

208 T16 rides rainbow stripe of awesome

Peugeot's big news at this year's Geneva Auto Salon is the road-going 208 GTI, and it looks really good. Another example of the type of entertaining hatchback that struggles to gain traction on our side of the pond. Speaking of traction, this AWD Peugeot 208 T16 rally car caused me to do one of those comically over-exaggerated double-takes.

While my neck is recovering, here are the details: Created to compete in the R5 category of FIA's European Rally Championship, and recalling the famed 205 T16 Group B car of the 1980s, the 208 T16 has a 280-horsepower, 1.8-liter turbo four mounted up front.

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This might just be my favorite car of the show. (Your experience may vary.) From the retro-inspired livery to the bulldog stance, its stuck with me even as I've walked across the floor past cars drawing much more photographic attention. To each their own, right?